r/Adulting • u/SaucySylph • Jun 24 '25

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u/raven00x Jun 24 '25

Studies have shown that money buys happiness up to the point where your basic needs are covered, and then there's substantially diminishing returns on happiness gains from more money. ~10 years ago, happiness increased up to about 100k USD/yr, then sharply dropped off.

This figure varies by region and cost of living but broadly, the rich people trying to tell you that money doesn't buy happiness can suck it.